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Please note that not all releases are immediately available in all territories. If you are unable to find a particular title, please check with the distributor or sales representative for your country.
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SALAZAR: Complete Vespers of Our Lady
Ave maris stella (Himno) • Batalla del sexto tono • Benedicamus Domino • Da pacem, Domine (instrumental trans.) • Deus in adjutorium meum - Domine ad adjuvandum me (Invitatorio) • Dixit Dominus (Salmo 109) and others
Javier Sarasua, organ / Capilla Penaflorida / Ministriles de Marsias / Josep Cabre, conductor
Cat. 8.555907
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BRITTEN: Canticles Nos. 1-5 / The Heart of the Matter
Canticle I, Op. 40: My Beloved is mine • Canticle II, Op. 51: Abraham and Isaac • Canticle IV, Op. 86: Journey of the Magi • Canticle V, Op. 89: The Death of Saint Narcissus • The Heart of the Matter (rev. P. Pears, 1983)
Steuart Bedford, piano / Judi Dench, narrator / Osian Ellis, harp / Gerald Finley, baritone / Philip Langridge, tenor / and others
Cat. 8.557202
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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Symphony No. 4 / Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1 / Flos Campi
Flos Campi • Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1 in E minor • Symphony No. 4 in F minor
Neville Creed, choirmaster / Stuart Green, viola / Paul Silverthorne, viola / Bournemouth Symphony Chorus / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Paul Daniel, conductor
Cat. 8.557276
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DVORAK: String Quartets No. 1, Op. 2 and No. 6, Op. 12
String Quartet No. 1 in A major, Op. 2 • String Quartet No. 6 in A minor, Op. 12
Vlach Quartet Prague
Cat. 8.557357
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PENDERECKI: Polish Requiem (A)
A Polish Requiem
Izabela Klosinska, soprano / Ryszard Minkiewicz, tenor / Piotr Nowacki, bass / Jadwiga Rappe, alto / Henryk Wojnarowski, choirmaster / Warsaw Philharmonic Choir / Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra / Antoni Wit, conductor
Cat. 8.557386-87
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BLISS: Clarinet Quintet / String Quartet No. 2
Clarinet Quintet • String Quartet No. 2
David Campbell, clarinet / Maggini Quartet
Cat. 8.557394
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Vienna Horn (The Art of the)
Adagio and Allegro in A flat major for Horn and Piano, Op. 70 • Auf dem Strom, D. 943 (Op. post. 119) • Horn Sonata in F major, Op. 17 • Horn Trio in E flat major, Op. 40
Madoka Inui, piano / Genia Kuehmeier, soprano / Johannes Tomboeck, violin / Wolfgang Tomboeck, horn
Cat. 8.557471
Available only in Germany and Austria.
This recording will be released internationally in the near future.
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CANTELOUBE: Chants d'Auvergne (Selection)
Chants d’Auvergne (Selection)
Veronique Gens, soprano / Lille National Orchestre / Jean-Claude Casadesus, conductor
Cat. 8.557491
Available only in France.
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DONIZETTI: Double Concerto / Flute Concertino / Clarinet Concertino
Clarinet Concertino in B flat major (recon. R. Meylan) • Concertino for Violin, Cello and Orchestra in D minor (recon. J. Wojciechowski) • Cor Anglais Concertino in G major: Andante con variazioni • Flute Sonata (Concertino) in C minor: Largo - Allegro (orch. W. Hoffmann) • Oboe Sonata (Concertino) in F major (orch. W. Hoffmann) • Sinfonia a soli instrumenti di fiato in G minor: Andante (recon. B. Pauler) and others
Pal Bakor, bassoon / Jozsef Balogh, clarinet / Istvan Borza, horn / Judit Kiss Domonkos, cello / Agnes Girgas, cor anglais / Budapest Camerata / Laszlo Kovacs, conductor and others
Cat. 8.557492
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STRAVINSKY: Oedipus Rex / Les Noces
Les Noces • Oedipus Rex
Susan Bickley, mezzo-soprano / Joseph Cornwell, tenor / Alan Ewing, bass / Edward Fox, narrator / Andrew Greenan, bass / Simon Joly Male Chorus / Simon Joly Chorale / Tristan Fry Percussion Ensemble / International Piano Quartet / Philharmonia Orchestra / Robert Kraft, conductor and others
Cat. 8.557499
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SCHOENBERG: Gurre-Lieder
Gurre-Lieder
Melanie Diener, soprano / Ernst Haefliger, narrator / Martyn Hill, tenor / Jennifer Lane, mezzo-soprano / Stephen O'Mara, tenor / David Wilson-Johnson, bass / Simon Joly Chorale / Philharmonia Orchestra / Robert Kraft, conductor
Cat. 8.557518-19
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Bethlehem Down
A Babe is born • A maiden most gentle (arr. A. Carter) • Balulalow • Bethlehem Down • Corpus Christi Carol • De Virgin Mary had a baby boy (arr. T. Slessor) and others
Rachel Caccia, treble / Olivia Clarke, treble / Ashley Cooper, treble / Sam Davis, treble / Rachel Dinham, treble / Finchley Children's Music Group / Grace Rossiter, conductor and others
Cat. 8.557581
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Christmas Choral Spectacular (A) (arr. Peter Breiner)
Coventry Carol • Deck the Hall • Ding Dong! Merrily on High • Gloucester Wassail • Little Jesus, Sweetly Sleep • O Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum) and others
Cecily Atkinson, alto / Lynton Atkinson, tenor / Margaret Burdett, soprano / Nigel Perrin, choirmaster / Jonathan Prentice, bass / Bournemouth Symphony Chorus / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Peter Breiner, conductor
Cat. 8.557585
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HALFFTER: Dom Lindo de Almeria / La madrugada del panadero
Dom Lindo de Almeria, Op. 7b • La madrugada del panadero (The Baker's Dawn), Op. 12a • Obertura concertante, Op. 5 • Obertura festiva, Op. 21 • Paquiliztli, Op. 46
Maria Elena Barrientos, piano / Madrid Community Orchestra / Jose Ramon Encinar, conductor
Cat. 8.557623
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SCHUMANN: Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13 / Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17
Fantasie in C major, Op. 17 • Symphonic Etudes,
Op. 13
Bernd Glemser, piano
Cat. 8.557673
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PROKOFIEV: Romeo and Juliet (English narration)
Cat. 8.557675
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Sound of Music (The): Enchanting Melodies of Rodgers and Hammerstein
Carousel (Selection) • Do I Hear a Waltz?: Do I Hear a Waltz? • No Strings: The Sweetest Sounds • Oklahoma (Selection) • South Pacific (Selection) • State Fair: It's a Grand Night for Singing and others
Richard Hayman Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hayman, conductor
Cat. 8.555024
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PETITGIRARD: Joseph Merrick, the Elephant Man
Joseph Merrick, the Elephant Man
Yves Blanchard, baritone / Robert Breault, tenor / Nicolas Courjal, bass / Christophe Crapez, tenor / Marie Devellereau, soprano / French Opera Chorus / Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra / Laurent Petitgirard, conductor and others
Cat. 8.557608-09
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FOSTER: Foster for Brass
Beautiful Dreamer (arr. J. Krush) • Bronze Bob Tail Horse Quick Step (arr. T.L. Cornett) • California Quick Step (arr. J. Krush) • Camptown Quick Step (arr. J. Krush) • Colonel Meeker's Quick Step (arr. T.L. Cornett) • Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming (arr. B. Barrie) and others
Chestnut Brass Company
Cat. 8.559124
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BARBER: Capricorn Concerto / A Hand of Bridge / Canzonetta
A Hand of Bridge • Canzonetta for Oboe and Strings • Capricorn Concerto, Op. 21 • Fadograph of a Yestern Scene, Op. 44 • Mutations from Bach • Vanessa, Op. 32: Intermezzo
John Gracie, trumpet / Karen Jones, flute / Stephane Rancourt, oboe / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Marin Alsop, conductor
Cat. 8.559135
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GLASS: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3
Symphony No. 2 • Symphony No. 3
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Marin Alsop, conductor
Cat. 8.559202
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WEILL: The Eternal Road (Highlights)
The Eternal Road (highlights)
Sigurd Brauns, choirmaster / Ted Christopher, baritone / Ian DeNolfo, tenor / Karl Dent, tenor / Constance Hauman, soprano / Berlin Radio Children's Choir / Ernst Senff Chor / Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra / Gerard Schwarz, conductor and others
Cat. 8.559402
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Klezmer Concertos
Canzonetta • Hassidic Dance • K'li Zemer • Klezmer Rondos • Rocketeyka • The Maypole
Scott Goff, flute / David Krakauer, clarinet / Alberto Mizrahi, cantor / Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra / Barcelona Symphony Orchestra / Seattle Symphony Orchestra / Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Cat. 8.559403
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CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO: Naomi and Ruth
Memorial Service for the Departed (excerpts) • Naomi and Ruth, Op. 27 • Prayers My Grandfather Wrote (excerpts) • Sacred Service for the Sabbath Eve, Op. 122
Ted Christopher, baritone / Jeremy Cohen, tenor / Barbara Harbach, organ / Rodney Mariner, reader / Ana Maria Martinez, soprano / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus / London Chorus / New York Cantorial Choir / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Ronald Corp, conductor / Sir Neville Marriner, conductor / Neil Levin, conductor and others
Cat. 8.559404
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ELLSTEIN: Great Songs of the Yiddish Stage, Vol. 1
Abi Gezunt • Der Alter Tsigayner • Der Dishvasher • Der Nayer Sher • Di Grine Kuzine • Du Shaynst Vi Di Zun and others
Robert Abelson, baritone / Bruce Adler / Robert Bloch, tenor / Joanne Borts, mezzo-soprano / Amy Goldstein, soprano / Vienna Chamber Orchestra / Barcelona Symphony Orchestra / Elli Jaffe, conductor and others
Cat. 8.559405
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Introducing the World of American Jewish Music
Adon Olam • Cantata of the Bitter Herbs, Op. 65 • El Melekh Yoshev • Etudes on Liturgical Themes • Gates of Justice • Hashkiveinu and others
Bruce Adler / Robert Bloch, tenor / Hans Peter Blochwitz, tenor / Christopher Bowers-Broadbent, organ / Richard Clement, tenor / New London Children's Choir / Ernst Senff Chor / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus / Baltimore Choral Arts Society / Prague Philharmonic Chorus / Juilliard Quartet / Dave Brubeck Trio / Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra / Vienna Chamber Orchestra / Barcelona Symphony Orchestra / Czech Philharmonic Orchestra / Oxford Philomusica / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Gerard Schwarz, conductor / Neil Levin, conductor / Elli Jaffe, conductor / Russell Gloyd, conductor / Avner Ital, conductor and others
Cat. 8.559406
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BERNSTEIN: A Jewish Legacy
Four Sabras • Halil • Hashkiveinu • Invocation and Trance (from Dybbuk) • Israelite Chorus • Oif Mayn Khas'ne (At My Wedding) and others
Jean Barr, piano / Hans Peter Blochwitz, tenor / Christopher Bowers-Broadbent, organ / Bonita Boyd, flute / Patrick Gnage, baritone / BBC Singers / Rochester Singers / Samuel Adler, conductor / Avner Itai, conductor and others
Cat. 8.559407
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ACHRON: Violin Concerto No. 1 / The Golem / Two Tableaux
The Golem (Suite) • Two Tableaux from the Theatre Music to Belshazzar • Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 60
Elmar Oliveira, violin / Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra / Barcelona Symphony Orchestra / Czech Philharmonic Orchestra / Gerard Schwarz, conductor / Joseph Silverstein, conductor
Cat. 8.559408
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MILHAUD: Service Sacre
Service Sacre
Rodney Mariner, reader / Jaron Windmueller, baritone / Prague Philharmonic Chorus / Czech Philharmonic Orchestra / Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Cat. 8.559409
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A Hanukka Celebration
Adonai Z'kharanu • Aspects of a Great Miracle • B'rakhot L'hanukka (Candlelighting benedictions) • Di Khanike Likht • Hannerot Hallalu • Hanukka Madrigal (Mi y'mallel?) and others
Abba Bogin, piano / Moshe Haschel, cantor / Zhou Jin, piano / Benzion Miller, cantor / Simon Spiro, cantor / New London Children's Choir / Schola Hebraeica / Coro Hebraeico / University of Southern Mississippi Chorale / Carolina Chamber Chorale / Rochester Singers / Cincinnati University CCM Wind Symphony / Ronald Corp, conductor / Neil Levin, conductor / Samuel Adler, conductor / Tim Koch, conductor / Rodney Winther, conductor
Cat. 8.559410
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Jewish Music in Colonial America
Barukh Habba (Psalm 118:26-29) • Evening Kinot: Chants and Elegies for Tisha B'av • Kabbalat Shabbat and Sabbath Evening Liturgy • Morning Kinot • Shira Hadasha (Morning Liturgy) • Torah Reading: Parashat Emor
Donald Barnum, choirmaster / Ira L. Rohde, cantor / Schola Hebraeica
Cat. 8.559411
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HOMS: Piano Sonata No. 2 / Presences / 9 Sketches
3 Sardanes • 9 Apunts (9 Sketches) • Diptych II • Piano Sonata No. 2 • Presencies (Presences) • Record del mar (Memory of the Sea) and others
Jordi Maso, piano / Miquel Villalba, piano
Cat. 8.225294
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Christmas Choral Spectacular (A) (arr. Peter Breiner)
Coventry Carol • Deck the Hall • Ding Dong! Merrily on High • Gloucester Wassail • Little Jesus, Sweetly Sleep • O Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum) and others
Cecily Atkinson, alto / Lynton Atkinson, tenor / Margaret Burdett, soprano / Nigel Perrin, choirmaster / Jonathan Prentice, bass / Bournemouth Symphony Chorus / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Peter Breiner, conductor
Cat. 5.110095
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CHARPENTIER: Messe de Minuit pour Noel / Te Deum
Te Deum, H. 146 • Dixit Dominus, H. 204 •
Gloria • Credo • Noel: Laissez paitre vos betes
• Sanctus and Benedictus • Agnus Dei and
others
Colin Ainsworth, tenor / Jane Archibald, soprano / Michele de Boer, soprano / Estaban Cambre, bass / Anne L'Esperance, soprano / James McLennan, tenor / Marion Newman, alto / David Nortman, tenor / Nancy Reynolds, alto / Giles Tomkins, bass-baritone
Aradia Ensemble
Kevin Mallon, conductor
Cat. 5.110054
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CHARPENTIER: Messe de Minuit pour Noel / Te Deum
Dixit Dominus, H. 204 • Messe de Minuit pour Noel, H. 9 • Te Deum, H. 146
Colin Ainsworth, tenor / Jane Archibald, soprano / Michele de Boer, soprano / Estaban Cambre, bass / Anne L'Esperance, soprano / Aradia Ensemble / Kevin Mallon, conductor and others
Cat. 6.110054
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Christmas Choral Spectacular (A) (arr. Peter Breiner)
Coventry Carol • Deck the Hall • Ding Dong! Merrily on High • Gloucester Wassail • Little Jesus, Sweetly Sleep • O Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum) and others
Cecily Atkinson, alto / Lynton Atkinson, tenor / Margaret Burdett, soprano / Nigel Perrin, choirmaster / Jonathan Prentice, bass / Bournemouth Symphony Chorus / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Peter Breiner, conductor
Cat. 6.110095
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Opera Explained: An Introduction to VERDI Falstaff
Cat. 8.558158
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SULLIVAN: Ruddigore (D'Oyly Carte) (1950)
Ruddigore
Ann Drummond-Grant, contralto / Darrell Fancourt, bass-baritone / Radley Flynn, bass / Martyn Green, baritone / Neville Griffiths, tenor / D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus / D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra / Isidore Godfrey, conductor and others
Cat. 8.110295
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BEETHOVEN: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 and 5 (Moiseiwitsch) (1950, 1938)
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 • Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73, "Emperor"
Benno Moiseiwitsch, piano / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Philharmonia Orchestra / George Szell, conductor / Malcolm Sargent, conductor
Cat. 8.110776
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Powell, Maud: Complete Recordings, Vol. 4 (1904-1917)
Adoration • Au bord d'un ruisseau (At the Brook), Op. 52 • Ave Maria • Bouquet americain, Op. 33: St. Patricks Day • Capriccio Valse, Op. 7 • Divertimento No. 17 in D major, K. 334: Minuet and others
Rosario Bourdon, cello / George Falkenstein, piano / Fruncillo, viola / Francis Lapitino, harp / Arthur Loesser, piano / Studio Orchestra and others
Cat. 8.110993
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Gigli, Beniamino: London, New York and Milan Recordings (1931-1932)
A canzone 'e Napule • Addio • Cavaleria rusticana: No, no Turiddu • Cavelleria rusticana: Tu qui, Santuzza? • Eres tu • Faust, Act III: Quel trouble inconnu... Salut, demeure and others
Dusolina Giannini, soprano / Beniamino Gigli, tenor / Milan La Scala Orchestra / Nathaniel Shilkret Orchestra / John Barbirolli Orchestra / Eugene Goossens Orchestra / John Barbirolli, conductor / Eugene Goossens, conductor / Nathaniel Shilkret, conductor / Carlo Sabajno, conductor
Cat. 8.110268
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MITCHELL, Guy: The Roving Kind (1950-1953)
A Beggar In Love • A Little Kiss Goodnight • Belle, Belle, My Liberty Belle • Feet Up (Pat Him On The Po-Po) • I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) • Marrying For Love and others
Mindy Carson, vocals / Rosemary Clooney, vocals / Doris Day, vocals / Guy Mitchell, vocals / Mitch Miller Chorus / Norman Luboff Children's Choir / Norman Luboff Chorus / Paul Weston Orchestra / Percy Faith Orchestra / Mitch Miller Orchestra / Norman Luboff Orchestra
Cat. 8.120778
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BASIE, Count: Rock-A-Bye Basie (1939-1940)
And The Angels Sing • Baby, Don't Tell On Me • Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea • Blow Top • Dickie's Dream • Easy Does It and others
Count Basie, organ / Helen Humes, vocals / Jimmy Rushing, vocals / Count Basie's Kansas City Seven / Count Basie Orchestra
Cat. 8.120736
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HOLIDAY, Billie: You're My Thrill (1944-1949)
'Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do • Big Stuff • Crazy He Calls Me • Deep Song • Do Your Duty • Don't Explain and others
Louis Armstrong, vocals / Billie Holiday, vocals / Studio ensemble / Toots Camarata Orchestra / Gordon Jenkins Orchestra / Bob Haggart Orchestra / Sy Oliver Orchestra / Bill Stegmeyer Orchestra / John Simmons Orchestra / Buster Harding Orchestra
Cat. 8.120750
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